Follower for packing sauer-kraut, &amp;c.



No. 725,149. PATENTED APR. 14, 1903 W. SAENGER. FOLLOWER FOR PACKINGSAUER KRAUT, 8w.

APPLICATION FILED AUG- 9, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

Warren dram-es Parent @rrrca WILLIAM SAENGER, OF ELMENDORF, TEXASFOLLUWER EFUR PACKlNG SAUER KRAUT, 84,0.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Eatent No. 725,149, dated April14:, 1903.

Application filedAngnst 9. 1902. Serial No. 119,123. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM SAENGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elmendorf, in the county of Bexarand State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Followers for PackingSauer-Kraut, 850., of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novel, simple, and usefuldevice adapted tohold sauer-kraut or other articles submerged under pressure in water,brine, or other liquid; and it consists in a follower formed in oneintegral piece of earthenware or other suitable material.

The invention relates, further, to various details and combination ofparts, which will hereinafter be more fully described and then definedin the claims. 7

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters indicate similarparts, Figure l is a cross-section of a vessel with my improvement inposition for submerging articles in said vessel and also showing indotted lines the follower in position for permitting access to thecontents of the vessel. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the follower.

A designates a disk provided with perforations a to permit the rising ofthe liquid displaced by the disk. Rising centrally from the diskis astem B, preferably formed as a hollow tube. Diametrically across theupper end of the stem B is a handle D, said handle preferably being sunkbelow the upper surface of the stem to obviate breakage and tofacilitate handling. The stem B is provided at its upper end with anoutwardly-flaring barrel-engaging rim (J, slightly concave on its undersurface in its preferred embodiment.

When it is desired to take thekraut or other article out of the vessel,the rim 0 is hooked over the upper edge of the vessel, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1, the perforated disk A hanging on the inner side'of the Vessel, so as to permit the liquid to run back into the vessel.The engagement of the rim with the edge of the vessel prevents thefollower from falling back thereinto.

It is desirable that the follower be made of earthenware or other heavymaterial, so that its own weight may keep the kraut or other articlesubmerged beneath the brine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An earthenware follower for packing in vessels comprising aperforated disk, a hollow stem rising centrally therefrom, a handle sunkinto said stem, and an outwardly-extending rim around the upper end ofsaid stem, said rim being concave on its under surface, substantially asdescribed.

2. An earthenware follower for packing in vessels comprising aperforated disk, a hol low tubular stem rising centrally therefrom ahandle diametrically across the upper end of said stem and sunk belowthe upper surface thereof, and an outwardly-extendin g rim around theupper end of said stem, said rim being concave on its under surface,substantially as described.

3. In combination with a barrel or other

